Daily Archives: April 6, 2025

Movie Preview: Portman and Krasinski, Gleeson and Tucci seek Guy Ritchie’s “Fountain of Youth”

Seriously? OK. Sure. Note the musical touch, an instrumental of U2’s “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” in this trailer. May 25 Apple takes a shot at what looks to be a “National Treasure,” Brendan Fraser “Mummy” kind of … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Leslie Nielsen or Liam Neeson, it’s still “The Naked Gun”

There’s a laugh or two in this trailer for Seth MacFarlane’s reunion with Neeson (“A Million Ways to Die in the West”) for a remake of Leslie Nielsen’s comical triumph. And there’s something fitting in MacFarlane’s “stretch” of putting aged … Continue reading

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Netflixable? First Love faces the test of “arranged marriage” in “Promised Hearts (Niyala)”

One of the best reasons to take the occasional Around the world with Netflix trip is getting the pulse of another culture through its cinema. It’s a great way recognize one’s own biases and Western ideas of “cultural progress” and … Continue reading

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